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Garthwaite

Garthwaite proper noun: a surname from Old Norse.

Proper noun

Garthwaite (plural Garthwaites)

  1. A surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Garthwaite

pluralGarthwaites

Origin of Garthwaite

English habitational surname from a lost place in Northern England; the second element is probably from Old Norse þveit (“clearing, glade”).

Questions about Garthwaite

What does Garthwaite mean?
Garthwaite means a surname from Old Norse.
What part of speech is Garthwaite?
Garthwaite is a proper noun.

Words near Garthwaite in the dictionary

  1. Garthorpe
  2. Garthorpe and Fockerby
  3. Garthowen
  4. garths
  5. Garthside
  6. Garthwaite
  7. Garthwaites
  8. Gartin
  9. Gartins
  10. Gartland
  11. Gartlands

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